Adventure riding & the recession

[Paladin]

BORING :angry2::angry2::angry2::angry2::angry2::angry2::a ngry2::angry2::angry2::angry2:

there go the fooked up smileys again - aaah it was short lived wasn't it?!!!

;)

[Paladin]

You guys been riding illegally? Naughty naughty

:innocent::innocent::innocent::innocent::innocent: :innocent::innocent::innocent:

Personally I've just been honing my skills for a few months ( ;) ), which is probs why the examiner only made me ride for 10mins before givin me my my new bit of temporary paper!
:crazy:

[MXNUT]

dave and i where busted raceing each other,
in the nuddy....:eek5:
down the motorway other day....

Its been -4 degrees here for the last few mornings so i have been putting more layers of clothes on ( not taking them off ) but i guess you welly boys do things a bit different down there :whistle::weird::moon:

Taking the male bonding thing a bit too far aint it guys :grouphug:

[junkmanjoe]

Ha Ha.
just trying to throw the wolf's of our trail....

all thow,, it would refresh the mind... :scooter:

[Paladin]

STILL farkin unemployed......grrrrrrrr!

[junkmanjoe]

join the club sweet heart.

[twotyred]

join the club sweet heart.

looks like I might be about to,the company I work for just lost it's Wellington Telecom contract...

[Paladin]

join the club sweet heart.

Thx darlin!
;)

Joe, maybe we should just retire and bum our way round the world on a couple of DR's!
:2thumbsup

[Eddieb]

looks like I might be about to,the company I work for just lost it's Wellington Telecom contract...

Ouch, I was reading about that today, as I work for another company that contracts to Telecom, Albiet a pretty big one.

Thats a big change in how they do things.

[junkmanjoe]

looks like I might be about to,the company I work for just lost it's Wellington Telecom contract...

oh mate that sucks eggs, better come for a ride on sat to clear the mind...

[Monstaman]

this recession ain't over yet......

For a good long while we have been immune in Wanaka however with the Kawarua Falls Project being put into management this has cast a cloud over central otago.

This is an $880,000,000.00 m (Eight Hundred And Eighty Million) dollar build and with FF&E will be $1.2b complete, we have done a lot of work on this which has now stopped for the moment, the problem is the OVERSEAS banks etc, the kiwi end of the stick has been held high.

Anyway, if the receivers let this fold it will be a NZ problem not a central otago problem simply because of the magnitude and scale of the project.

I believe it will be all good and stage one is financed complete and stage 2 is looking good and thus the further stages as well.

For me I have had a bit more time to continue building our motorhome which is cool, never a dull moment here, would like to have been riding more however the last coupla weeks have be dismally cold.

So, cheer up, chin up and go riding, we still live in one of the most beautiful playground in the world.

[junkmanjoe]

i told my wife i wasnt going to look for work untill spring time....

she asked me how much gas was left in my bike..... why i ask.

she says, so you can get on it and piss off.....:clap:
oh i just lov her..

[Monstaman]

she says, so you can get on it and piss off.....:clap:


.. there always a bed for you in Wonka mate !:headbang:

[junkmanjoe]

funny you should say that, as i was just wondering if it would be possable to do a tour right around NZ, top and bottom. and only stay at KB riders houses.

[Woodman]

funny you should say that, as i was just wondering if it would be possable to do a tour right around NZ, top and bottom. and only stay at KB riders houses.

asolutely ftcr

[junkmanjoe]

wonder if it could be done... for real..
right round the out side.as close to the coast as possable.

[RedKLR650]

wonder if it could be done... for real..
right round the out side.as close to the coast as possable.

I live in Timaru, half way between Christchurch and Dunedin, 300 metres from the coast - welcome to crash on the couch here no worries:sleep:, plenty of food in the freezer and beer in the fridge :-)

Happy to show you a bit of gravel in this area too :banana:

On a slightly more serious note, how seriously are you after a job, and would you consider shifting to the south island ? I presume you have your HT and trailer lisences ? Stu

[Padmei]

I live in Timaru, half way between Christchurch and Dunedin, 300 metres from the coast - welcome to crash on the couch here no worries:sleep:, plenty of food in the freezer and beer in the fridge :-)

Happy to show you a bit of gravel in this area too :banana:

On a slightly more serious note, how seriously are you after a job, and would you consider shifting to the south island ? I presume you have your HT and trailer lisences ? Stu

It's prety cruel offering Joe a job when he's just planning his trip. At least wait till he's got back home:shutup:

[junkmanjoe]

On a slightly more serious note, how seriously are you after a job, and would you consider shifting to the south island ? I presume you have your HT and trailer lisences ? Stu

im fully licensed class 4H /5H rated to 48 tonne A-B / B / articulated / reffer /
tractor units...
i once drove wood pulp to napier over night.
mmm cruse control takapau plans, 2am

[Monstaman]

funny you should say that, as i was just wondering if it would be possable to do a tour right around NZ, top and bottom. and only stay at KB riders houses.

Our offer is golden, if you come down I might have to come and play as well tho .... :done:...so when are you comin??

[junkmanjoe]

in the pipe line.
if you let your grass grow to long you will lose that sweet view..

[junkmanjoe]

its starting to happen now, jobs in my feild of work are starting to roll in.

machne operators, truck drivers...


mmmm new katoom for xmas.......

[Eddieb]

its starting to happen now, jobs in my feild of work are starting to roll in.

machne operators, truck drivers...


mmmm new katoom for xmas.......

Well go and get one of them then so I can ride your Katoom.

[Woodman]

its starting to happen now, jobs in my feild of work are starting to roll in.

machne operators, truck drivers...


mmmm new katoom for xmas.......

Bloody happy for ya mate.

[tri boy]

So the 5 week gig is up.
txt dino to rub it in that i could suck cool brews while he slaved away.:shutup:
09 has been a bitch of a year so far. hell to be honest, since moving back to the land of the wrong black crowd in 99, it's been pretty fucking average.
Getting used to getting outta bed for less than $1500/week has been quite a culture shock.
But feck it. Birds still chirp, fuel is still available, and crisis management is is nth of the bombays, so life is sweet.
Adapt, and laugh at the world, cause it's it's pretty easy in Un Zud.
After paying respects to scotty, aka Zukin, I know that we are blessed.
Kiss your loved ones, and enjoy. MHO

[junkmanjoe]

so what you on your ass now as well.

[tri boy]

so what you on your ass now as well.
Only until Kanny kicks said arse out into the jungle that is chez tri boys gardens.
dino, i need poisen, and a fecking grunty chainsaw. yeeeha!
mx nut. PM me. I got beer, music, and a couple of acres to bash a chinese trail bike around:Punk:

[Crisis management]

When you've finished there you can come and do my garden too......what is it, Masport-boy now?


I saw that comment earlier too....you coming on the MMMM?:2guns:

[MXNUT]

mx nut. PM me. I got beer, music, and a couple of acres to bash a chinese trail bike around:Punk:

Ill bring my 30 year old VMX bike, that should be a fair fight against a modern chinese trail bike :lol: :lol:

[tri boy]

I saw that comment earlier too....you coming on the MMMM?:2guns:

Eeeek.
(scurries away, and hides under filthy scrambler).
MMMM is a no go. probably, almost sort of maybe.

[marks]

Eeeek.
(scurries away, and hides under filthy scrambler).
MMMM is a no go. probably, almost sort of maybe.

look you slack tit
a man of leisure has time to organize a kawhia ride sometime late in August




and only pussies ride chinese trail bikes :yes:

[tri boy]

look you slack tit
a man of leisure has time to organize a kawhia ride sometime


Copy that.:sunny:

[Underground]

Things are looking up financially out here , we may have missed out on the lotto but I spotted this rainbow sitting right on top of our mussel farm yesterday :blink:
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt354/Undergroundbikepics/rainbow.jpg

[NordieBoy]

Score !

[buggsubique]

Things are looking up financially out here , we may have missed out on the lotto but I spotted this rainbow sitting right on top of our mussel farm yesterday :blink:
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt354/Undergroundbikepics/rainbow.jpg

Is it still there? I'll bring me dive gear out and have a look around for that pot of gold! Good to hear though.

[junkmanjoe]

recived this just today.

Subject: AB Lime Ltd - Landfill Operator vacancy


Good afternoon,

On behalf of AB Lime Ltd, I would like to thank you for the time and effort you have put into your application for the Landfill Operator vacancy. Unfortunately you have been unsuccessful at this time. We will keep your details on file should any future opportunities crop up within the company over the next 12 months.

On behalf of AB Lime Ltd, I would like to wish you all the best in your job search.


Regards

AB Lime Ltd



well another door shut.....:crybaby:

[JATZ]

recived this just today.

Subject: AB Lime Ltd - Landfill Operator vacancy


Good afternoon,

On behalf of AB Lime Ltd, I would like to thank you for the time and effort you have put into your application for the Landfill Operator vacancy. Unfortunately you have been unsuccessful at this time. We will keep your details on file should any future opportunities crop up within the company over the next 12 months.

On behalf of AB Lime Ltd, I would like to wish you all the best in your job search.


Regards

AB Lime Ltd



well another door shut.....:crybaby:

Their loss mate

[soundbeltfarm]

Hey man have you thought of a job with Fonterra?
They were looking for drivers and they always seem to be employing.
http://www.fonterra.com/wps/wcm/connect/fonterracom/fonterra.com/Our+Business/Working+at+Fonterra/

They looking for drivers at long burn,
Paihatua,
Hawera,
Blenhim,

may not be what you want but it could lead to a job .

also i know a mate that does a few under the table jobs for a mate securing loose ground and bridges all around.
Based in Hamilton but they go any where and talking to george the other day they are flat out.

[junkmanjoe]

to date ive send out 28 CV's by email and snail mail.

i feel now days, there is so many people going for the same job, it just floods the employer.

ive applyed for this job.
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=226573567
still waiting, but i did get in early, as only 12 people had visited the page
now up to 1162 hits.... the only people looking at this type of work are truck drivers...
thats a lot of drivers eather looking for work, or looking to change jobs...

its getting harder to get in to a job, even if they are out there...

on to the next one.....:scooter:

[junkmanjoe]

Hey man have you thought of a job with Fonterra?
They were looking for drivers and they always seem to be employing.
http://www.fonterra.com/wps/wcm/connect/fonterracom/fonterra.com/Our+Business/Working+at+Fonterra/

They looking for drivers at long burn,
Paihatua,
Hawera,
Blenhim,

may not be what you want but it could lead to a job .
.

yip ive send my bits to fronterra, both north island and down south as well.
just got to play the waiting game.

i thought i had some part time work other day with the railways, operating a digger, but they have not rung me back.

fuk might gas up the bike and go for a ride....a long ride...very long ride..

[soundbeltfarm]

Keep harassing them.
My old man worked for ever with them and retired just recently.
the amount of muppets he has seen leaves the mind boggling.
so they are employing all year round.
not to far away farm contracting jobs will come up with ag contractors too.
i'll ask dad about jobs at Fonterra.
I know his best mate used to do the hiring for the drivers but i not sure if he still does.
i'll let you know what i find out.

[junkmanjoe]

what im finding more and more now days, is you have to have your extras, like STMS, Sitesafe, Worksafe.Civil pasport. First add.
all need to be current
some of theses cant be updated unless your working with a company.

[buggsubique]

Squeaky wheel gets the grease (or something like that). I told a guy no twice but he kept turning up at my door step. He got the job.

[junkmanjoe]

one very good repily from perth this morn..
:eek5:$$$$$$$$$$$$

[3L4NS1R]

one very good repily from perth this morn..
:eek5:$$$$$$$$$$$$

Coupla years there and you'd be set for a while...

The question is, can you eat the red dust for that long?

[junkmanjoe]

can i afford to get there is the bigger question.

[dino3310]

what im finding more and more now days, is you have to have your extras, like STMS, Sitesafe, Worksafe.Civil pasport. First add.
all need to be current
some of theses cant be updated unless your working with a company.

PC world mate:crazy:

[tri boy]

Spent the morning and early arvo water blasting the moss and rubbish off 15 billion paving bricks:2guns:
Kinda like being in charge of my days:yes:
Reality will hit hard when the dollars really tighten up:pinch:

[junkmanjoe]

turned down for another kiwi job.
starting to wonder why do i even bother applying anymore.


From: Suzanne Billsborough
Date: 7/07/2009 2:45:59 p.m.
Subject: Re: Trade Me Jobs -- New application from joe carter. Job: Driver, Central North Island


Hi Joe

Thank you for your application, however on review I note that you are based in Masterton. We require someone to be based in Hamilton or Tauranga and although you are prepared to move. we have had a lot of interest from that area already. Therefore we cannot progress with your application.

Thank you for your interest.

Regards
Suzanne
----- Original Message -----

JMJ

[cooneyr]

...Thank you for your application, however on review I note that you are based in Masterton. We require someone to be based in Hamilton or Tauranga and although you are prepared to move. we have had a lot of interest from that area already. Therefore we cannot progress with your application.....

Thats crap and I'd be having ago at them about it. If you are prepared to move then it is no business of theirs where you are currently located. The only thing would be if you were going to hit them up for relocation costs but surely it would be worth talking to the most skill candidate and negotiating this. I dont know the situation but you might not even be worried about this and they may have just turned away the best man for the job because of an assumption. Wankers!

Cheers R

[Monstaman]

Poo ... they are just taking the easy way out, don't give up man, people who give up are no competition for you looking forward ... don't EVER give up!

[junkmanjoe]

one more just came through..

Dear joe

Thank you for taking the time to express your interest to us recently.

Unfortunately we will not be calling you forward for an interview on this
occasion, as the high level of interest has enabled us to focus on those
who very closely meet our ideal specifications. We appreciate the time and
effort that you have invested in making your application. Your details have
been updated on our database and in the future, should you see an
appropriate position advertised, you need only telephone the Consultant
concerned to register your interest.

Should you not wish to have your details retained by the Adecco Group,
please contact me at your earliest convenience.

Once again, we sincerely thank you for contacting us and we wish you every
success in your job search.

Kind Regards


Megan Haybittle
Temporary Consultant
Adecco Group (including Icon Recruitment)

:crybaby:

[soundbeltfarm]

spoke to the old man regarding Fonterra and he said his mate has had a job shift.
he said he thinks now you apply and they will ask where you want to work and they send application to that area.
he said keep harrassing them for work, as they employ all year round and quite a few leave due toi them not handling shift work.
the trucks will start getting very busy now picking up milk as farms start getting into calving.
what sort of excavating work can you do?
my uncle works for hyundai or hitachi and travels all of NZ and into OZ and the islands with his line of work and i can ask him if he knows of anything going around.

[junkmanjoe]

i got a ph call from perth this evening.
this offer is to good t be ture.
i find it interesting, 21.000 kiwis meant to be coming home, but aussy is trying to get me over there...

[junkmanjoe]

WAhoo.........

i been short listed for a job...... in palmerston north..

interview this arvo......
under ground cable work.

and the sun is looking down on us as well....its a good day...

[Waihou Thumper]

Srub up well do ya?:rolleyes:

Give it heaps mate, this will be a nice start to the week then...:clap:

[junkmanjoe]

I see a KATOOM in my future....:drool:.....:cool:

[Waihou Thumper]

I see a KATOOM in my future....:drool:.....:cool:

You might get one yet......Orange one 950A, low Kms very tidy.....
Ask Wheels of Thames..
Next post under this one..

[1KTM]

Ya my bike 21ks on it $14000 i think

[junkmanjoe]

have you sold your bike for a new one...

[1KTM]

ya a new 990 09 bike get it friday

[junkmanjoe]

:drool::drool::drool:, sorry ive wet the page.....you may gather i have thing for the katoom....

[dino3310]

WAhoo.........

i been short listed for a job...... in palmerston north..

interview this arvo......
under ground cable work.

and the sun is looking down on us as well....its a good day...

nice 1 matey

[junkmanjoe]

ha short lived that one..
.they cancled the apointment for a later date....
i give up..im going rideing...

[junkmanjoe]

hows all the other people doing with there job hunting....

[tri boy]

hows all the other people doing with there job hunting....

Given up looking till spring/summer:(
Sounds defeatist i know, but fecked if I'm going to get stressed by the way things are.
I'm slowly bleeding dollars out my arse, but thats the reason i save in the good times. (grasshopper n the ant story struck a chord with me as a pup).
Kanny gives me enough to do round the house so I'm kept entertained, and I'm not driving her too crazy.
More to life than $$$$:cool:

[Monstaman]

The recession is all but over men, I firmly believe we are not far from the exit gate, we have been very busy with only a small quiet patch.

Don't get despondent, get enthused and cherish your time out to de-stress, sleep in, stay up late, ride that adventure bike etc.

Life is good, keep looking forward as those who are looking back are no match for those looking forward!! :apint:

[JATZ]

The recession is all but over men

:rofl: :rofl:

What makes you think that ?

[junkmanjoe]

thats shake up down there other day , must have rattled your brains....
i just got a email from a job i applyed for in hamilton.

have a read.
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Well we had a lot more than we ever expected the first 20 or so went to file 13 as they had no experience at all or some of the following, ie one, 74 year old guy, an operator from UK, even Saudi Arabia

However from the other 80 or so applications I will admit you were looked at on more than one occasion, but because of being so far away we were a little nervous that had we expected you to move up here and then the down turn hit again we would be leaving you in the lurch. It has worked out that Steve’s younger brother who owns one of the machines has decided to come back and operate it himself.

We have taken on an operator for our other machine but he is aware that it is on a casual when needed for that machine, yet hopefully turn into full time.

Joe, we haven’t binned you yet and will hold your info. Should things not work out we can give you a call and if your interested take it from there.

Kind Regards
Barbara Thorner
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
so this tells me that there are idots applying for jobs there no good at and makeing it harder for us experience operators to land it.

so not to bad of a repily i guess...

JMJ

[Underground]

Dont want to rain on your parade monstaman but the world is headed into a recession the likes of which we have never seen , and things have just begun :shit:

[twotyred]

The recession is all but over men, I firmly believe we are not far from the exit gate

totally disagree,but hope you are correct...

[MXNUT]

I have got my first job interview tomorrow arvo, but just like Tri Boy i am not stressing at the moment .

I also have a big list of things to keep me busy but am getting pretty pissed off with the rain.

Recession almost over .... that would make a good Tui Add YEAH RIGHT

[buggsubique]

There are a few jobs around here but one thing I notice is they are mostly managment and / or sales jobs. Ie companies either cutting the deadwood to try and get things going with more motivated staff, or people leaving because there is no money to be earnt or owner's expectations are too high of a business (ie getting desperate and demanding performance).

The business I'm in will be up for sale soon. I'm fortunate enough to have a Plan B and will be calling on it very shortly. Lucky in some regards as it means we will be keeping the house (very proud of my house I am!) but will mean living away from the family mon-fri...and commuting to the North Island. Maybe Mr Key could ditch the cycle way and build a cookstraight bridge so I could ride to work...anyone up for a petition?

[junkmanjoe]

I have got my first job interview tomorrow arvo, but just like Tri Boy i am not stressing at the moment .

I also have a big list of things to keep me busy but am getting pretty pissed off with the rain.

Recession almost over .... that would make a good Tui Add YEAH RIGHT

like this mark...

[MXNUT]

like this mark...
:clap::clap::clap::clap::clap:

[Monstaman]

Wow .. the negativity :clap: ..well done.

You guys are too negative for me on this, keep looking back if you will that is up to you.

The media have fueled it up to the point that people are stuffing their hands in their pockets and leaving them there, wouldn't be a bad idea to break that cycle in my view and take a more constructive positive outlook.

Anyway, said my piece, pull the piss if you want cos it doesn't worry me and I don't drink Tui. :rolleyes:

Rather talk about bikes eh. :headbang:

[Woodman]

Wow .. the negativity :clap: ..well done.

wouldn't be a bad idea to break that cycle in my view and take a more constructive positive outlook.

Quite regularly break my cycle, and that is what is keeping the economy going.

[Underground]

hey ' all is not lost though we will ride out of it because we are ADVENTURE RIDERS , we can get through anything

[junkmanjoe]

We shall go on to the end, we shall ride in nelson, we shall ride on the hills and the valleys, we shall ride with growing confidence and growing strength on the mud, we shall defend our Islands from the aussys, whatever the cost , we shall ride on the beaches, we shall ride on the mountains, we shall ride in the fields and in the streets, we shall ride in the snow; we shall never surrender, and even if, which I do not for a moment believe, these Islands or a large part of them were subjugated and starving, then our Empire beyond the seas, armed and guarded by the adventure riders Fleet, would carry on the struggle, until,we run out of gas, the New World, with all its power and might, steps forth to the rescue us from the Recession. We shall never surrender.

kiwi Bikers till the end.....

JMJ

[Monstaman]

.

kiwi Bikers till the end.....

JMJ

Now ya talking!!


totally disagree,but hope you are correct...

Why, check the vital signs and things are looking up, not to what they were two years ago which was fake hollow economics and built on greed and self propelled inflation, it was no secret it was gonna pop .... so I struggle with peoples gee how did that happen...we didn't see that coming.

As an employer of three, self employed for nine years, been in the financial side of building/construction/development for 23 years I have seen the good and bad and yes the recession has taken a toll however on a global scale NZ has stood up very well indeed.

JMJ, put your KTM wish list up where you can see it and aim for it, take nothing less.

NZ has so much to offer v overseas and contrary to what a lot of people say about our country being screwed it is actually a bloody good place recession and all.

So back to adv biking.... :headbang:

[warewolf]

hows all the other people doing with there job hunting....Lotsa knockbacks because I'm too experienced. Seems like only the new- or under-graduates are being offered jobs, and/or highly qualified (if inexperienced) ppl. But have had a +ve interview with an MD and a subsequent +ve interview with the tech team I'll be in, with a follow-up with the MD later this week to talk turkey. Seems they like my unusual hybrid skills, both development and infrastructure; most ppl are very firmly only one or the other.


The recession is all but over men, I firmly believe we are not far from the exit gate, we have been very busy with only a small quiet patch.

Don't get despondent, get enthused and cherish your time out to de-stress, sleep in, stay up late, ride that adventure bike etc. Bwahahahahah! Dunno what you're on, but I wish you'd pass it around. Everything I'm reading says we haven't bottomed yet and we're 12+ months away from recovery. Although I'm seeing conflicting opinions with some saying NZ is suffering worse than the ROW, others saying NZ is insulated from the worst. Which reminds me:

If the economists predicted the weather, and the meteorologists predicted the economy, they couldn't get it any more wrong.

Lets see, between being a full-time dad, starting my own consulting business and looking for full-time work, I've got lots of time to sleep in, stay up late, go riding, etc etc... Tui moment.

[Paladin]

The recession is all but over men, I firmly believe we are not far from the exit gate........



If you read any of the independent financial analyst newsletters or public articles, I think you would be having a very different conclusion! These are the people who correctly predicted the financial predicament we now find ourselves in way before the mainstream press ever saw it coming or any of those boneheads on CNBC! I have followed certain of them for over 10 years and they are very very good at what they do. I never seen them be late with their conclusions although they are sometimes slightly early and none of them are saying we're anywhere near the end of this worldwide recession! I do however believe NZ is placed better than some others to weather the financial storm in certain aspects and in a worst case scenario of a complete meltdown NZ is actually well placed to be pretty darn self-sufficient if it had to be! So whilst I disagree with you, I most definitely would rather be here than in the US, Uk or europe for darn sure!


We shall go on to the end, we shall ride in nelson, we shall ride on the hills and the valleys, we shall ride with growing confidence and growing strength on the mud, we shall defend our Islands from the aussys, whatever the cost , we shall ride on the beaches, we shall ride on the mountains, we shall ride in the fields and in the streets, we shall ride in the snow; we shall never surrender, and even if, which I do not for a moment believe, these Islands or a large part of them were subjugated and starving, then our Empire beyond the seas, armed and guarded by the adventure riders Fleet, would carry on the struggle, until,we run out of gas, the New World, with all its power and might, steps forth to the rescue us from the Recession. We shall never surrender.

kiwi Bikers till the end.....

JMJ

Bloody brilliant Joe!!!!

:clap: :clap: :clap:

[Monstaman]

.

Bwahahahahah! Dunno what you're on, but I wish you'd pass it around.

Take it .. it is yours, it is only positive thinking and looking forward, yes there is still some sludge to get through but it will only be a returning an out of balance situation which is essential.


If you read any of the independent financial analyst newsletters or public articles.

I think you would be having a very different conclusion!

I do and

I don't

The longer people talk it up the longer it will be here, simple.

Like in the financial newsletters etc have said it is bringing back to reality what has been wrongfully pumped up by none other than ourselves, sooner we look at what we are doing, change and go forward the better off we will be.

I am not saying anything different from these guys other than I choose to take a better approach, I ain't selling anything here nor am I religious thinking God will help.

Anyway, choose your train it is up to you, I am not trying to convince you either way.

Through my own effort, good management and want to get on with life I know that my input has made a huge difference to our circumstances both financially and personally, I measure success by happiness, some people measure it by what you have, a good mix will go a long way.

[tri boy]

Monstaman, your probably a great guy, and I wish the best. But the way you are wording your comments, it's sounds like that those who have lost their jobs, and are struggling to find further work, are either quitters/losers, or useless.
I have met quite a few of these chaps, and I can say that they do not fall into those groups.
Some of us are just taking a break, some are looking for new employment and are finding it hard.
Some disagree with your views.
(as for recovery, the reports for commercial property growth, and investment is down the toilet, and if people continue to throw money at resdential "investment" then we will really be up the creek. But since you are in property/land, then you would push the growth barrow. Fatal mistake for NZ. Should be investing in manufacturing, rural and tech/science, but NZ's love affair with 50year old houses shows how naieve we are. MHO)
Must go for a ride.

[junkmanjoe]

Bloody brilliant Joe!!!!

:clap: :clap: :clap:

why thank you dave...im at my best in times of need....


what about the news last night, with a lots of bars and cafes closeing down or in the red, isnit it a knock on affect...
it like more kiwis and aussy are hitting the motor camps, beaches, rather than motels and over seas trips.
last time my brother went to aussy, it cost him $10,000 for his family and 3 weeks away.
fuk that man.....$10k i could ride around aussy buy my self...or do 7 laps of new zealand...., when he came back, how was ya trip bro,,,,funkn sore head and daughter stoped in customs because she senzed....:doctor:.

as you where and :Oi:.....:Playnice:....i come and smack you bum...:nono:

[Monstaman]

Monstaman, your probably a great guy, and I wish the best. But the way you are wording your comments, it's sounds like that those who have lost their jobs, and are struggling to find further work, are either quitters/losers, or useless.

No, I have not called anyone a quitter or looser and I am not going too but I do feel a big negativity coming out which won't help anyones circumstances.

I feel for anyone who has lost their job make no mistake on that but people need to stay focused as well, JMJ is going hard on applications so full cred for that.

My wife and I are not wealthy either but we are doing ok for ourselves however we still need to stay focused too so I am in effect I am no different to anyone here accept those with spare cash to blow.

As for me and the 50 year old houses and growth barrow you couldn't be more wrong.

Anyway, my posts are purely to say don't give up and don't look back, I am not nailing anyone and I am not going too.

[warewolf]

Monstaman I know where you are coming from and certainly aren't reading anything -ve into what you are saying. Yes a +ve outlook is helpful, and will help to push things along; but that doesn't mean we aren't in the shit, rather it's a way to get out of it.

[Monstaman]

Cool with that Colin, yes are still in it at present and everyones opinions vary to their circumstances, I just believe we have done the worst of it and the future looks better than what the media would have us believe.

So, when work tapers off for me again and I have nothing on I am coming up your way for a round the blocker adv style!!

[warewolf]

Round the block and loop the loop! :headbang:

[junkmanjoe]

heres hoping ive put a big enough worm on my hook aye..looking good so far
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[Monstaman]

heres hoping ive put a big enough worm on my hook aye..looking good so far

Good man .. best for getting further ... lets hope it comes to fruition bro!:Punk:

[tri boy]

Keep plugging away Joe.
Applied for another position today.
45+ applicants for a very basic position that might have had 1/2doz applicants last year.

[junkmanjoe]

the last job i applied for up north, had 237 apply for it, some in england....
they said some didn't even have there licences..just stuff it up for others..

[buggsubique]

Yeah I had a computer programmer apply as a builder for me... riiiiight...

[twotyred]

heres hoping ive put a big enough worm on my hook aye..looking good so far
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good luck Joe,TS is who I work for (telecommunications branch) and they are a pretty decent bunch to work for(certainly worked for far worse)

[junkmanjoe]

cheers mate, i hope this one comes up. im hanging to get back to work.

[zeRax]

the bulk of industries around vineyards are pretty bloody quiet right now, ye olde 'recess' is definately still around :P

[Woodman]

Spent this morning sending out "No" letters for a position I just filled. There were about 30 odd. Last year I had not one applicant for the same job. I reckon I'm getting about 2 or 3 walk ins a week too. Definitely a lot of people looking for work out there at the moment.

[junkmanjoe]

Spent this morning sending out "No" letters for a position I just filled. There were about 30 odd. Last year I had not one applicant for the same job. I reckon I'm getting about 2 or 3 walk ins a week too. Definitely a lot of people looking for work out there at the moment.

whats ya address ill send a cv in

[MXNUT]

Not much on the horizon for me work wise at the moment but at least the weather is getting better and i can get outside at home and finish off a few projects ..... O and ride the bike :scooter: :scooter: :scooter: :scooter: :scooter:.

[jezzaNZ]

Back in work now but unfortunatly in Aussie......but I do have my bike on the water as I speak....outback here I come.....fair dinkem (spelling?) haha. Jez:blink:

[junkmanjoe]

are you off over the creek mate..

well good luck to ya and keep in touch with us kiwis..

i would have looked after ya katoom mate...

[jezzaNZ]

Cheers Joe, I know you would have provided a good home for it but it is on its way to Aussie now....will post some picks of my first ride over here when the bike gets here. Hope you are back in work soon Joe.....the economists at work tell me the GFC will be over soon....Cheers Jez:blink:

[junkmanjoe]

funny you should say that . ive got a interview next week some time.
with work on the rimuataka road project.
i want this one real bad....

good luck with everything jezza..

[jezzaNZ]

Cheers mate, same with you.:Punk:

[warewolf]

fair dinkem (spelling?)Strewth, cobber! I dunno what they teach at school these days, and that's fair dinkum!

:blink:

[Monstaman]

ive got a interview next week some time.


All the best for this one Joe, been a long time coming so lets hope they make the right choice this time.

jezza, mate of our has been in OZ for coming up a year now, been working a combo of mine work and building, seems they still prefer the kiwis over there own.

We need another huge earthquake to wreck a few things and spin things up a bit eh, that last one was a fizza :laugh:

[junkmanjoe]

yea me hoping to.

funny thing is, its a south island company that won the earth works contract...

[tri boy]

Western Australia has just signed a $50 billion deal to supply China with LNG over the next 10years.
The Gorgon gas field will be developed off Barrow Island (50km off shore of nth west)
The accomodation camp will cost 500 million alone.
Other fields are gearing up off Karratha to accomodate a massive shortfall in energy demand.
Like to earn big bucks?
Adv ride on your weeks off?
Skill up, base a bike at Karratha and enjoy.
Ya heard it hear first.
(putting up with Aussies is the hardest challenge)
I'm to jaded and "over it" to hit the Pilbara again, but if your in your twenties/Thirties, are single or have a strong relationship and no kids, then look into the next big boom. Energy energy energy
Example of the frenzy going on http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/newshome/5840299/woodside-says-pluto-will-dwarf-50b-gorgon/

[Monstaman]

Example of the frenzy going on

Some big figures being thrown around in there eh, nice to hear some positive news.

[Paladin]

Back in work now but unfortunatly in Aussie......but I do have my bike on the water as I speak....outback here I come.....fair dinkem (spelling?) haha. Jez:blink:

Hey Jezza, best of luck to ya in Oz mate! Hope our paths get to cross again down the road. And have some fun on the katoom in the outback for us!!!

Good Luck matey!

:2thumbsup

[jezzaNZ]

Cheers Dave, looking forward to getting the bike on the road and a few k's under the belt. There are a few Kiwi adv riders here in Melbonia so will hopefully hook up with them to show me the ropes.

Best of luck to you to Dave, I hope the DR isn't looking too second hand after some of thoes spectacular photo's I have seen recently.

Hope to see some of you over here in the future. There is a shit load of riding over here and the distances are huge. It makes the Molesworth look like a trip to the shops for a pint of milk.

Cheers

Jezza

P.S Warewolf, I still haven't taken my Aussie induction course yet so you will have to put up with inadequate Aussie lingo for some time yet...:2guns:

[tri boy]

Back in employment from next Wens:2thumbsup
(dollars are down from any recent employment I've had, but thats understandable due to economic conditions).
Better practice bashing the alarm clock, and making lunch sandwiches.
Keep looking fulla's. Some of the genuine company's/business's are looking to gear up for the next wave.

[junkmanjoe]

ive got a job offer in whakataine,, with downers.. and a interview next week with morris construction of blenheim...which sounds like it could be sown up..

[MXNUT]

Back in employment from next Wens:2thumbsup
(dollars are down from any recent employment I've had, but thats understandable due to economic conditions).
Better practice bashing the alarm clock, and making lunch sandwiches.
Keep looking fulla's. Some of the genuine company's/business's are looking to gear up for the next wave.

Excellent news Brent :cool:


ive got a job offer in whakataine,, with downers.. and a interview next week with morris construction of blenheim...which sounds like it could be sown up..

Sounds like things are all go for you as well Joe

[Paladin]

Well you guys can add me to the list - got the new day job sorted - start Sept 7th! FINALLY!

And I'll be workin with Benjah down in town, so no doubt we'll be sneakin off for the odd after-work ride in the summer!

:banana:

[Tony W]

Back in work now but unfortunatly in Aussie......but I do have my bike on the water as I speak....outback here I come.....fair dinkem (spelling?) haha. Jez:blink:


Mate, sorry to see you go. It has been a privilege to go on a few rides with you. Thanks also for the quick fang !...nice bike :Punk:

All the best...:sunny:

[marks]

Well you guys can add me to the list - got the new day job sorted - start Sept 7th! FINALLY!

And I'll be workin with Benjah down in town, so no doubt we'll be sneakin off for the odd after-work ride in the summer!

:banana:

great news Dave

and Brent (you scum)

and hopefully you too Joe :yes:

[tri boy]

and Brent (you scum)


I love it when you compare me to KLR riders:rofl::shake::nya:

[marks]

I love it when you compare me to KLR riders:rofl::shake::nya:

I never said "tight arsed scum" (scrambler riders are generally loose arsed scum)

[NordieBoy]

scrambler riders are generally loose arsed scum

Comes from blowing the foofoo valve picking the beasties up again.

[tri boy]

Thats when I call the peasants from the field to help a gentleman out:bleh:

[Paladin]

great news Dave

and Brent (you scum)

and hopefully you too Joe :yes:

Thanks mate! Looking forward to getting started and not being quite as broke LOL!

Now if the hospital will just get their act together and do my hernia op thats resceduled for today, I can get shipshape for riding as the nice weather returns!
:blink:

[andy mac]

Thanks mate! Looking forward to getting started and not being quite as broke LOL!
:blink:

What farkles are you planning to buy with your first salary?

[Paladin]

What farkles are you planning to buy with your first salary?

Well I DO need a new rear tyre and some rear indicators before I do any real farkels! ;)

No major plans for the DR, but on my list are:

14T front sprocket.
Tall windshield.
Pannier racks & bags.
IMS tank.

At some point the bike needs the jetting lookin at, see if I can't get rid of some of that annoying popping it has on decel, then maybe people won't mind riding behind me! :laugh:

[Eddieb]

At some point the bike needs the jetting lookin at, see if I can't get rid of some of that annoying popping it has on decel, then maybe people won't mind riding behind me! :laugh:

It's still not as bad as that penis extension a certain KLR has got. You can't hear yours a km away.

[NordieBoy]

At some point the bike needs the jetting lookin at, see if I can't get rid of some of that annoying popping it has on decel, then maybe people won't mind riding behind me! :laugh:

Has the jetting been played with at all?

It should have been for that pipe.
Otherwise you need a dynojet kit.

The only way to stop the popping on a DR650 is with a pumper carb with air cut valve (FCR39 off a YFZ450 quad).

[junkmanjoe]

Just got off phone, with the boss, and have secured the job...starting work next week.... will be working on the Rimutaka hill project. 3-4yr. contract....so im a happy man...:scooter:


JMJ

[CrazyFrog]

Just got off phone, with the boss, and have secured the job...starting work next week.... will be working on the Rimutaka hill project. 3-4yr. contract....so im a happy man...:scooter:


JMJ

Good on ya Joe, that should be a good commute on the bike each day!
Should keep your riding fund healthy too:woohoo:

S'cuse my ignorance, what is the Rimutaka roading project, they're not straightening it are they?:crybaby:

[Aslan]

Just got off phone, with the boss, and have secured the job...starting work next week.... will be working on the Rimutaka hill project. 3-4yr. contract....so im a happy man...:scooter:


JMJ

that's great news - Congratulations! :scooter: :wari::wari::wari:

[bart]

Just got off phone, with the boss, and have secured the job...starting work next week.... will be working on the Rimutaka hill project. 3-4yr. contract....so im a happy man...:scooter:


JMJ

Nice one Joe. You get to play with your big toys again. :yes:

[bart]

Well I DO need a new rear tyre and some rear indicators before I do any real farkels! ;)

No major plans for the DR, but on my list are:

14T front sprocket.
Tall windshield.
Pannier racks & bags.
IMS tank.

At some point the bike needs the jetting lookin at, see if I can't get rid of some of that annoying popping it has on decel, then maybe people won't mind riding behind me! :laugh:

It'd look just like mine :gob:

It wouldn't be too hard to tell them apart though...........no, not from the broken bits. Mine would be always covered in mud. :woohoo:

[junkmanjoe]

Good on ya Joe, that should be a good commute on the bike each day!
Should keep your riding fund healthy too:woohoo:

S'cuse my ignorance, what is the Rimutaka roading project, they're not straightening it are they?:crybaby:

yea sorry mate...just a couple of the nasty corners..

can have a read here mate.. and a photo of new road is there as well.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/wellington/2728352/Start-date-at-last-for-Rimutaka-upgrade

[junkmanjoe]

that's great news - Congratulations! :scooter: :wari::wari::wari:

thanks aslan..ive been worken hard to land this one..,

JMJ

[junkmanjoe]

Nice one Joe. You get to play with your big toys again. :yes:

you bet ya mate...30 tonne diggers and dumpys, dozers.....OH in my happy place...:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:
going up the hill to morrow to meet the foreman...
then down to see dave in welly..:scooter:

[Woody2]

Just got off phone, with the boss, and have secured the job...starting work next week.... will be working on the Rimutaka hill project. 3-4yr. contract....so im a happy man...:scooter:


JMJ

Congrats as well JMJ, had to happen, :rockon: also put in a few new sidetracks off SH2 while you're at it.......

[marks]

It's still not as bad as that penis extension a certain KLR has got. You can't hear yours a km away.
at least I have something to extend


Just got off phone, with the boss, and have secured the job...starting work next week.... will be working on the Rimutaka hill project. 3-4yr. contract....so im a happy man...:scooter:


JMJ

awesome news

:woohoo:

[junkmanjoe]

Congrats as well JMJ, had to happen, :rockon: also put in a few new sidetracks off SH2 while you're at it.......

yea mate...just drop of the side and make a new track...now worries..

[_STAIN_]

Just got off phone, with the boss, and have secured the job...starting work next week.... will be working on the Rimutaka hill project. 3-4yr. contract....so im a happy man...:scooter:


JMJ


Excellent News, Joe

[junkmanjoe]

Excellent News, Joe

thanks mate..you be keen for a little play this weekend

[_STAIN_]

thanks mate..you be keen for a little play this weekend

Kiwi or closer to home ?

[JATZ]

Just got off phone, with the boss, and have secured the job...starting work next week.... will be working on the Rimutaka hill project. 3-4yr. contract....so im a happy man...:scooter:


JMJ

Good work that man........:yes:

Do you think they'd let you make your own personal touches to the road ? :wari:Some nice flowing banked corners perhaps :devil2:

[junkmanjoe]

Good work that man........:yes:

Do you think they'd let you make your own personal touches to the road ? :wari:Some nice flowing banked corners perhaps :devil2:

would you like some high banking supers mate.....
nascar corners.....

[MXNUT]

Thats really great news Joe, just in time for summer too :rockon:

Start saving for that KTM now :scooter:

[Monstaman]

Just got off phone, with the boss, and have secured the job...starting work next week.... will be working on the Rimutaka hill project. 3-4yr. contract....so im a happy man...:scooter:


JMJ

Good shit man and congrats, persistence and patience pays off in the end.

..smell a KaTie M looming .... :devil2:

[tri boy]

Just got off phone, with the boss, and have secured the job...starting work next week.... will be working on the Rimutaka hill project. 3-4yr. contract....so im a happy man...:scooter:


JMJ
Fantastic news Joe:woohoo:
I bet the office will have stunning views.:yes:

[junkmanjoe]

i was up there today for on site interview with the foreman.. all good..
start mon morn...early....:gob:..that bit is going to hurt...after 3 months of sleep ins....:rockon:..


but a bit of sad news for every one.....
the new 950 Katoom is going to have to wait a bit longer....as my ute is to be traded in on a later model...for work...
any one wana cool V6 ute...

i might be able to borrow the dozer and join up the pylon track up to the main road, across the ridge...naw that be a cool loop road...:scooter:

[dino3310]

but a bit of sad news for every one.....
the new 950 Katoom is going to have to wait a bit longer....as my ute is to be traded in on a later model...for work...
any one wana cool V6 ute...


oh bugga youll have to keep riding a DR,


:woohoo::woohoo: GO THE DR's.:woohoo::woohoo:

[junkmanjoe]

i got a few plans for it mate....the DR that is...stay tuned

[Monstaman]

the new 950 Katoom is going to have to wait a bit longer...

JMJ you haven't exactly got the short straw with ya DR, she tell stories which the new Katoom won't.

All in good time mate!! :Punk:

[Underground]

Great Jo ! get out there and rattle them tracks and burn that diesel .
Nothing like the smell of a hard working diesel exhaust and freshly turned earth :woohoo:
specially when theres a bike ride at the end of the day and a paycheque at the end of the week.

[Taz]

Joe don't be in too much of a rush to get a big heavy bike like the KTM. It won't go places as easily as the DR but may be a better road bike if you're more into heading that way rather than the rough trails.

[Paladin]

i got a few plans for it mate....the DR that is...stay tuned

Big Bore Kit????

:2thumbsup

[dino3310]

Big Bore Kit????

:2thumbsup

nope hes gonna paint it orange:2thumbsup

[Woodman]

happy for ya Joe,

[junkmanjoe]

nope hes gonna paint it orange:2thumbsup

yea if i paint it orange and black,,,may be i can keep up with enduros....:eek5:

now theres a tui add........................YEA RIGHT.....:beer:

[Eddieb]

JunkManJoe's first day back at work today, he'll be knackered tonight as he's forgotten what real work is.

[junkmanjoe]

well holiday is over.

back to work best office job to date....biggest toys to play with..
and more to come...
sorry about crap photos.. taken with my phone..

im a happy man..

tomorrow im in a 35 tonne Hitachi digger.......
Oh in my happy place....

[marks]

well holiday is over.

back to work best office job to date....biggest toys to play with..
and more to come...
sorry about crap photos.. taken with my phone..

im a happy man..

tomorrow im in a 35 tonne Hitachi digger.......
Oh in my happy place....

good stuff :wari:

[Toureg]

Yeah well, the downturn set us up for a fall, had to close our shop, sold our house and saddly just sold the Beemers, 06 K1200RS of my wifes, and my Baby, 04 R1200GS. Lasted about 2 weeks and went out in a fit of pique and bought the LC. Rode it back to Welly from Auckland, surprisingly OK. Now using it to commute, 100km a day. Makes every trip into a tarmac enduro of sorts so i guess I am getting it for free! Paekok hill option on the way to work makes it hard to actually turn toward work but.

[junkmanjoe]

sorry there mate.. whats ya skills..

[Toureg]

Mechanic by trade, done heaps of different things tho, last was my own garage, now a Tutor for a private training enterprise. Still, suns shining and I still have two wheels!!

[junkmanjoe]

get away from it for a couple days and join us at the end of the month..
on the ride around central north island...

[Toureg]

Oh man, that would be sweet but I have had to turn down one trip already due to work committments. Wheres it to and when. I had a scout through the posts but didn't see anything.

[Monstaman]

This from two months ago \/


If you read any of the independent financial analyst newsletters or public articles.


Monstaman, your probably a great guy, and I wish the best.


:rofl: :rofl:

What makes you think that ?


Dont want to rain on your parade monstaman but the world is headed into a recession the likes of which we have never seen , and things have just begun :shit:


totally disagree,but hope you are correct...




Recession almost over .... that would make a good Tui Add YEAH RIGHT

So guys, any of you following the vital signs of the markets, dollar, interest rates, bank forecasts, journals etc and finally the news tonight.

Back in July we had this discussion were I was conclusively wrong according to the above, JMJ and others have now found work and the exit gate for the recession is closer.

Make no mistake their is still some poo to plough but the future is looking better and sooner.

I wish all our KB's who have fallen on bad timed the best and now we have some more positive signs of good things to come. :Punk: :Punk:

This is great news all round.

[MXNUT]

Virtually no positions advertised in my line of work and plenty of people still being laid off from the industry , so its not over for me :(:sick:

Have applied for other jobs outside the Automotive industry but the trouble is thats where all my 29 years of experience have been :shit:

[Monstaman]

That is a bugga mate, stick with it as it will get better but I agree that now would be good.

We have had our quieter times as well but things are looking positive which is cool, we are still way ahead of the rest of the world in general especially Iceland and Ireland.

[Underground]

Dont get too excited about it and keep that money in your pockets , you may still need it to survive on .
Although it is good to see a a little positive indication there will be very few exporters who can make ends meet while the exchange rate remains so high.
In my industry we were struggling to make ends meet last season and are looking at even further reduced payouts this season.
However its more about the riding than the recession though ,and I had a cool ride round the district today , only cost a couple of litres of fuel :niceone: and I certainly wasnt thinking about the recession

[junkmanjoe]

good stuff :wari:

Well...dew to a conflict of interest between Hawkins construction and Morris contractors....

Morris was issued with a termination of contract....
so i was passed on to next contractor.
and told to day wasn't needed any more as he has enough of his own guys......

so im sitting here typing this and not knowing what the fuk to do....

Merry fkn xmass i say..:apint:

JMJ

[Monstaman]

Well...dew to a conflict of interest between Hawkins construction and Morris contractors....

Morris was issued with a termination of contract....
so i was passed on to next contractor.
and told to day wasn't needed any more as he has enough of his own guys......

so im sitting here typing this and not knowing what the fuk to do....

Merry fkn xmass i say..:apint:

JMJ

JMJ, sorry to here that mate, a victim of others "issues", stuck for words and dunno what to say now.

[NordieBoy]

Bugger .

[Waihou Thumper]

so im sitting here typing this and not knowing what the fuk to do....

Merry fkn xmass i say..:apint:

JMJ

Geez Joe, sorry mate..That is not what you need at this present time.

[dino3310]

ooooo FUCK that suxs mate

[Kokopelli]

Sorry to hear that, Joe. Hopefully another door will open soon.

[bart]

Shit joe. That's no good. Sorry to hear that dude.

[Box'a'bits]

Sorry to hear that. Especially when you thought it was going to a 4 year assignment. At least you're now into the summer construction 'season'...But in the run up to Xmas, timing is pretty shitty.

[marks]

feck that is terrible timing

hope something turns soon

[Woody2]

Sorry to hear that, Joe. Hopefully another door will open soon.

+1

Jeez -timing is shite isn't it!

[Padmei]

That's no good Joe. Sorry to hear about it. I hope something good workwise will happen soon for you.

[junkmanjoe]

well thanks for your comments chaps...
we will sort out some thing..

[Woodman]

Shit mate, but something will come up soon.

[tri boy]

Buggar mate.
:no:

[zeRax]

damnit joe, that sucks, sorry to hear buddy

[junkmanjoe]

2009 has been a shit year for my self....and ill be happy to help kick it out the door..........

bring on 2010....:Punk:

JMJ

[Crisis management]

2009 has been a shit year for my self....and ill be happy to help kick it out the door..........

bring on 2010....:Punk:

JMJ

Thats the right approach Joe, now do what you did last time and get searching for work.

Sorry it's happened Joe, talk about shitty timing!

[andy mac]

bring on 2010....:Punk:

JMJ
That's the positive attitude Joe, now get back to fixing polishing that KTM. :soon:

[junkmanjoe]

just got a call from levin bob cats..so sounds like part time work is on the way.

[Woody2]

just got a call from levin bob cats..so sounds like part time work is on the way.

Crikey, that was quick, lets hope so! Even better if you can ride the beast to work.

[junkmanjoe]

they have a yard in masterton...
so yea thats the plan mate..

[Monstaman]

just got a call from levin bob cats..so sounds like part time work is on the way.

Good shit Joe, lets hope that come good too :Punk: :Punk:

[junkmanjoe]

Okies landed a job with levin bob cats.
start next week.... there yard is in masterton..so thats great..

JMJ

[Aslan]

Okies landed a job with levin bob cats.
start next week.... there yard is in masterton..so thats great..

JMJ

pleased for you Joe :first:

[dino3310]

:clap::clap::headbang::banana:

good on ya mate.

[NordieBoy]

Okies landed a job with levin bob cats.

Sounds like an Ice Hockey team.

[kevfromcoro]

Hello all... Iam in Australia at the moment.. all that shit about high paid jobs is nonsence. i am fairly qualified.. engineer...
Must of sent off aver a hundred e-mails... got 2 replies,
They just dont get back to you....
Fairly hard going over here too....
And Ozzy boses..can be a pain in the arse....
Lots of bikes on the road though.....
So good riding to be had....

BTW...has anyone had anything to do with the Aprilia. 650.. pegas.strada..
they seem to come with a bit of good gear.
BMW motor i think....

Eww.. just had a redback run across my key board.
Clouted it with my thoong.........

[NordieBoy]

Eww.. just had a redback run across my key board.
Clouted it with my thoong.........

I hope you mean jandle...

[kevfromcoro]

I hope you mean jandle...

Yeah OK..

Jandle.....

Dam Ozzys and there language........

Some of the blokes talk like a pack of shelias....

[junkmanjoe]

Eww.. just had a redback run across my key board.
Clouted it with my thoong.........

my cousin was working with a agg contractor driving big tractors in the out back.
one night he didn't come back to camp, they found him later that night passed away in his seat. bitten by one them nasty aussy spiders...

JMJ

[kevfromcoro]

[QUOTE=junkmanjoe;1129565787]my cousin was working with a agg contractor driving big tractors in the out back.
one night he didn't come back to camp, they found him later that night passed away in his seat. bitten by one them nasty aussy spiders...

JMJ[/QUOTE

Yeah.. gotta watch it a bit..... the redback is a bit shy..i think..
will only bite cha if you stand on it.. or its in your sock. or something.
dont think they will kill a person.. but make ya a bit crook...
got a few huntsman galloping about the place... they also get out your way.
but they look horrible. big ugly barsturds..the bigest we had in here was nearly 200 mm across.. they will bite.. but not deadly...
where iam living.. is on a 2 acre block.. full of trees and critters..
had a few snakes about the place.......normallly they get of your way.
one of the worst things here .. is a tick...
i have had 2 on me.....not very big things.. but they stick like a leach.
dont like meths being poured on them.
cant pull them off.. they leave there tail under your skin.
one variety is called a paraliset tick... dark blue. bad arse things they are.... no to sure how they affect a bloke... will google it and find out.
but by the name they dont sound too good.
where would we be without a little adv.. in our lives..

[Monstaman]

Okies landed a job with levin bob cats.
start next week.... there yard is in masterton..so thats great..

JMJ

Outstanding Joe I am stoked for you.

GAME ON! :headbang:

[bart]

Bugger that. I like my adventures without snakes and spiders.

or Aussies for that matter

[Waihou Thumper]

Hap, Happy for ya mate...Nice one Joe....:clap:
It always works out in the end matey!
Now, as for ya Katoom! Hmmm.....Get it fixed ASAP and PDQ, ready for the ADV ride over XMAS....:)

[pampa]

Okies landed a job with levin bob cats.
start next week.... there yard is in masterton..so thats great..

JMJ

Great I'm very happy for you mate

[warewolf]

Yeah.. gotta watch it a bit..... the redback is a bit shy..i think..Ya bunch of pansies... HTFU! Geez, anyone would think there's critters that'd kill you with a vicious stare :rolleyes:

Redbacks will kill you in 8 hours, like a red-bellied black snake or a tiger snake. Funnel-webs will get you in 2 hours - don't f#ck around with those bitches!! On land, that's about all that will do you in, in a hurry. Everything else is either harmless, scary, make you sick, or merely irritating; or some combination thereof! The poison travels underneath the skin, so first aid is to pressure-wrap with a wide bandage the bite site 3x wraps, then down to the extremities of the limb, and as far back up as you can. And immobilise the limb and preferably body.

The general rule of thumb is: don't go sticking hands and feet in places you can't see. ie don't pick up rocks, logs, or stuff left lying the shed, except by holding the area you can see... and the longer it's left undisturbed, the more critters will be lurking on the dark side ready to race around to your side when you disturb it. Don't go kicking through long dry grass... snakes love the warmth and hate being rudely awoken from their beauty sleep.

Ticks can be removed by gently sliding a sharp knife along your skin under their body... they'll wiggle themselves out. btw it's the biting end that goes in to you. Leaches are best left till they drink their fill, inject the coagulant, and drop off (cause they start with an anti-coagulant so if removed sooner you'll bleed for ages and ages).

[MXNUT]

Okies landed a job with levin bob cats.
start next week.... there yard is in masterton..so thats great..

JMJ

Thats great news Joe. It is true that if you keep on trying things will eventually happen.

I also had a call on my mobile on friday afternoon to tell me that after a process lasting 7 weeks - 3 interviews - 1 phone interview and an online aptitude and personality test that i was going to be employed again.

Oh and could i start first thing on monday morning. !! :cool:

So i have just completed my 1st day of paid employment in the last 6 and a half months.

The dog is stoked, it means he can start getting fed again. :rolleyes:

When i started this thread, i never expected to be playing a starring role in it.

So anyone elese out there who is struggling to find employment, stick with it -- if you want it bad enough it will eventually happen.

[dino3310]

saweeeet mate, congrats:niceone:

[junkmanjoe]

thats great news mark.....

what ya doing,,,selling buses.

now you can buy me a xmas pressy..

JMJ

[Eddieb]

Good news mate, hopefully your first day was not too much of a shock to the system after all this time.

[kevfromcoro]

So anyone elese out there who is struggling to find employment, stick with it -- if you want it bad enough it will eventually happen.[/QUOTE]

Christ.. i have never seen it so bad.. i have spent nearly all day looking for work.. and not getting any positive replies.

Iam in Australia which probably makes things a bit harder.......

Sick of these blokes saying..... nah... nothing at the moment......

Gets ya down after a while.

Never going to get my new bike at this rate

Try again to-morrow.....

BTW.. good onya JMJ.... hope you had a good day

[junkmanjoe]

BTW.. good onya JMJ.... hope you had a good day

i felt much better after tearing up that gravel road...i brought the right bike for me....yes sir..that i did.:devil2:


so what you looking for work back in kiwi land, you coming home.

JMJ

[Monstaman]

So anyone elese out there who is struggling to find employment, stick with it -- if you want it bad enough it will eventually happen.

Great words and well done, never give up!

Things are definitely picking up here, the amount of work in construction coming up in the new year is looking very positive and we have luckily secured 21 months work so I am stoked.

kevfromcoro, sound like we still might have the edge here compared to oz as well?, stick with it mate as it will be worth it. :headbang:

[MXNUT]

Sick of these blokes saying..... nah... nothing at the moment......

Gets ya down after a while.

I know what you mean, i had 6 months of that.

And It doesnt seem to help to hear anyone else saying stick with it but its true, it will eventually happen

[Waihou Thumper]

that i was going to be employed again.

Oh and could i start first thing on monday morning. !! :cool:

So i have just completed my 1st day of paid employment in the last 6 and a half months.

The dog is stoked, it means he can start getting fed again. :rolleyes:



Nice one Mark! Glad it all worked out for you. I bet the dog is really happy, for awhile there it was chewing off it's own hind leg I bet...:)
Times are still tough out there and one of main, NO, my only reason for selling the KTM and Husaberg was to keep my kids looking like dogs still, rather than waifs!
And to keep the Bailiffs away...:whistle:

[MXNUT]

Nice one Mark! Glad it all worked out for you. I bet the dog is really happy, for awhile there it was chewing off it's own hind leg I bet...:)

Working for the same company as you now Bro :hug:

[Waihou Thumper]

Working for the same company as you now Bro :hug:

No wonder it took so long for the process....
Good things take time with us, they never do things fast. It took me a little over 6 weeks to get through it all.....:2thumbsup
Where are you then? Te Awamutu?
On ya...:)

[MXNUT]

Where are you then? Te Awamutu?
On ya...:)


Te Rapa .......

Things take time, its the company way !!

[Eddieb]

Te Rapa .......

Things take time, its the company way !!

Sweet, it must take you all of 5 minutes up the backroads to get to work then.

[dino3310]

Sweet, it must take you all of 5 minutes up the backroads to get to work then.

yeah and then 4 hours to get home via raglan etc........... :lol:

[MXNUT]

Sweet, it must take you all of 5 minutes up the backroads to get to work then.

Right past chez TRI BOY ....

[dino3310]

can see some twilight rides a brewing here:2thumbsup

[kevfromcoro]

Yahoo.. finally landed a job.... its out in the sticks a bit.. but will move out there... and stay in the local pub.....cant wait.......

Talking to the agentecy yesterday.. jobs are bit hard to come by.
there is lots advertised.. but twice as many cunts queing up for them..
The recesion has hit a bit hard here too....
Seems to be getting a bit better though...

A few weeks of work.. and i will be bike shopping..

Australia is a lot different to NZ.....

The bush isnt half as tight.. and wet...and the distances ya got to travel are huge...

Any suggestions..... keen on Another strom........

[Monstaman]

Yahoo.. finally landed a job.... its out in the sticks a bit.. but will move out there... and stay in the local pub.....cant wait.......

First off well done !!

Not sure on Stromys.. never had one.

[warewolf]

The bush isnt half as tight.. and wet...or as vertical !!

[junkmanjoe]

Well im not sure why, every time this thread pops up im on it again..

last monday the foreman of our crew says..

The boss has told me that half of the staff are going to be layed off.......hes selling the van and 2 utes and 2 trucks ( oh fuk not again )

i had a feeling this was coming, about 3 weeks ago there was a credit block on the fuel cards,,,,,,,,,,,,
we had no fuel for 3 days,, there wasnt much done in them 3 days....LOL

this shit is doing my head in..

so Ive written in for a quarry management job, should find out next week about this job,
also for work in Taupo as well, as Palmerston north..

doing it all over again......

JMJ

[dino3310]

:gob: FARK :oi-grr:

[tri boy]

Boss said the budget target for sales is down 34%, so time to batten down the hatches.
One bloke is leaving for another job and isn't being replaced. That leaves 5 from a staff of 18 only two years ago.
It ain't over yet.

[junkmanjoe]

its so tough here in the rapa, its not just 4 roading company's going for the same job.....................its the whole of NZ...

iv got about 2-3 weeks before the chop....

JMJ

[Howie]

Shit Joe thats No good, Hope something turns up for you.

[Crisis management]

Sorry to hear that Joe, I've heard civil work up here, althougth there seems to be a lot going on, is being slowed down and guys have not been replaced for a while. In my work there is some work around (better than last year) but everyone, designers through to builders, has only got a month or so ahead of them, very different to being booked up for 6 months ahead!
We have turned a corner but there is a long way to go, that lovely government GST change is going to slow things down again for me this year so I'm being carefull for now.

[RedKLR650]

Well im not sure why, every time this thread pops up im on it again..

last monday the foreman of our crew says..

The boss has told me that half of the staff are going to be layed off.......hes selling the van and 2 utes and 2 trucks ( oh fuk not again )

i had a feeling this was coming, about 3 weeks ago there was a credit block on the fuel cards,,,,,,,,,,,,
we had no fuel for 3 days,, there wasnt much done in them 3 days....LOL

this shit is doing my head in..

so Ive written in for a quarry management job, should find out next week about this job,
also for work in Taupo as well, as Palmerston north..

doing it all over again......

JMJ

Keep an eye on the site of Rooney Earthmoving www.rooneygroup.co.nz (http://www.rooneygroup.co.nz) if you are prepared to move south

They regularly have jobs for excavator operators ( apparently they have over 70 excavators operating at present )

Just a thought

Good Luck

Stu

[junkmanjoe]

the modern new age of laying people off is here...

layed off by tex this morn.

tex reads, you final pay will go in this week, thanks.
we no longer need your services.


thats all it said.............................................. ...................................

JMJ

[bart]

the modern new age of laying people off is here...

layed off by tex this morn.

tex reads, you final pay will go in this week, thanks.
we no longer need your services.


thats all it said.............................................. ...................................

JMJ

Shit Joe, that's no good (and real professional of them).

To buck the trend, we're actually hireing at the moment.

[junkmanjoe]

nothing they do is professional mate.....................................Hmmmmm is it hard to make carpet, or is it to make you a cupa every morn..

JMJ

[dino3310]

shit mate, thats not right. any contract etc...

[junkmanjoe]

Winstones rang this afternoon.
interview Thursday morn 9 am................dont be fukn late.....

JMJ

[dino3310]

Sweet brother, oh and dont be fukn late.....

[bart]

nothing they do is professional mate.....................................Hmmmmm is it hard to make carpet, or is it to make you a cupa every morn..

JMJ

The carpet part's easy. Getting my cuppa right....now that's a tough one. Even I cock that up regularly.

[MXNUT]

the modern new age of laying people off is here...

layed off by tex this morn.

tex reads, you final pay will go in this week, thanks.
we no longer need your services.

JMJ

Scum , thats as low as it gets. Hope they go bankrupt.

Got my fingers crossed for you mate :sunny::sunny::sunny:

[Howie]

the modern new age of laying people off is here...

layed off by tex this morn.

tex reads, you final pay will go in this week, thanks.
we no longer need your services.


thats all it said.............................................. ...................................

JMJ

Now that really sucks, I wonder about some employer's


Winstones rang this afternoon.
interview Thursday morn 9 am................dont be fukn late.....

JMJ

I hope that goes well for you Joe.

[dino3310]

shit i just read: With unemployment hitting a 10-year high, Trade Me Jobs is seeing a record number of visitors.
Fark who said the reccesion was over

[junkmanjoe]

its not, most company's average, 2-250 apply.. what a shit job sorting who is worth a ph call.....

JMJ

[bart]

its not, most company's average, 2-250 apply.. what a shit job sorting who is worth a ph call.....

JMJ

Tell me about it. Biggest piss off is when you get a short list, and they all fail the :doobey: test.

:blink::stupid:

[junkmanjoe]

1+1 = a window...

how many sugars in your coffee boss............

JMJ

[kevfromcoro]

want to try working over here
just fart in the wrong place and you get layed off
just done a 6 week shut... 72 hrs a week... in the sun...
hard going
about 6 of us applied for a job at the isa
same thing
txt back.
applications are filled

[junkmanjoe]

texing aye....to scared to tell ya face to face,,,,

must be hot as a fuk over there ...its hot enough here...

[kevfromcoro]

texing aye....to scared to tell ya face to face,,,,

must be hot as a fuk over there ...its hot enough here...

yeah.. this agentcy said it was a go.
and it all fell over.
we are pissised off
hot allright.... good for riding though
few snakes about.
saw one to-day and jumped clean out of my jandals

[junkmanjoe]

Employed again....sweet.. landed a year and a bit, work, so thats better than nothing i guess..

JMJ

[dino3310]

sweet mate.. cant hold a good man down aye.:2guns:

now sign up for the KC ride:Punk:

[Monstaman]

Good shit JMJ, always nice to have coin coming in.

[junkmanjoe]

shell i put up a poll, on how long i stay employed this time...

KC sounds good, but will depend if i can get the weekends off... sounds like Saturdays are a go....Mmmmm time and a half,,,,,,, farkles for katoomy....

JMJ